I was actually considering discussing my love of Game of Thrones and the challenges of adapting text to screen, etc.!

But once I start querying, yeah, only people I'm close to will know. I won't discuss it on my blog. I'd probably be embarrassed if it took me a while to get signed, even if that's not uncommon! It would just seem that way more because my updates would all be "Sent more letters because I haven't gotten any requests!" or silence, which could prompt people to ask. The horror.

I don't like the idea of there being topics I can't talk about on my own blog.

Not that I DO talk about querying, but something about the whole "we will find you, and we will know you found our submissions page confusing and thus reject your submission post haste" rubs me the wrong way.

Though I do understand how an unprofessional blog will keep an editor from wanting any further dealings with a writer. I guess it's a two way street.

But, me personally, I'd rather be Harlan Ellison and make myself heard, than be Miss Meek and be overlooked.

Writing is 50% artistic and 50% business. Why don't people get that? You just can't teach common sense to some people. A person needs to generate two facebook identities, one for business and one for fun. Another sorry state of affairs is one acts desparate. Its a turn off. -- Kat

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I'm a literary agent in NYC. I specialize in crime fiction and narrative non-fiction (history and biography.) I'll be glad to receive a query letter from you; guidelines to help you decide if I'm looking for what you write are below.
There are several posts labelled "query pitfalls" and "annoy me" that may help you avoid some common mistakes when querying.